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![A screenshot of the new transparency portal in Hamburg A screenshot of the new transparency portal in Hamburg](https://democracy-international.org/sites/default/files/styles/image_small/public/images/2014-10-02_hamburg_transparency.png?itok=Vpbs-bGL)
Capital of transparency is online
On 1 October 2014, the German city of Hamburg officially launched a website that allows citizens to openly access the city’s public documents.